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How to Ease into a Low-Salt Diet

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Channel: Howcast · 2010 · Howto & Style

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The taste for salt is acquired, and you can train yourself to live without a lot of it in your diet.

Warning
Never change your diet without first consulting your physician.

Step 1: Use salt substitutes
Use salt substitutes to enhance the flavor of foods. Herbs, spices, citrus juices, onion or garlic powders, and salt-free seasoning blends are all good choices.

Step 2: Eat fresh foods
Aim for a diet rich in fresh foods, such as fruits and vegetables. Opt for dried or fresh fruit instead of salty snacks like pretzels and potato chips. 

Tip
Opt for low-salt versions when purchasing processed foods. Frozen dinners, dried soups, canned foods, fast foods, and lunch meats are often available in low-salt versions. 

Step 3: Watch condiments
Limit your use of salt-laden condiments. Salad dressings, sauces, dips, ketchup, mustard, and relish are all high in salt.

Step 4: Avoid salt when eating out
Avoid dishes that contain soy sauce or monosodium glutamate when dining out.

Did You Know?
In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi and thousands of his followers were jailed for producing salt in defiance of the British salt monopoly in India.

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